Shade and curtain holder



J. L. EVELAND. SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 7. 1918- Patented Jan. 17, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET J. L. EVELAND. SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 7. 19|8.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- NR mw MK UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

Application filed November 7, 1918. Serial No. 261,563.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. EVELAND, a citizen of the United States, residing in Hornelhin the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Holders, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a holder which is more particularly designed for use as a combined shade and curtain holder, but which if desired can be used for supporting a curtain and a shade independently of each other.

It is the object of this invention to provide a holder of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction, and capable of being easily and quickly appliedto or removed from a supporting surface, and which may be conveniently lengthened or shortened, so as to adapt the same readily to the width of the curtain and shade which are to be mounted thereon.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a combined curtain and shade holder embodying my improvements. Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Figure 3 is a perspective view, partly in section, of the same. Figures 1, 5 and 6 are vertical transverse sections taken on the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 3. Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a modification of the means for securing one of thesupporting rods to the supporting surface. Figure 8 is a vertical section of the same. Figure 9 is a perspective view showing means different from that shown in Figs. 1-3, for slidably connecting the inner end of one supporting rod with the adjacent part of the other supporting rod. Figure 10 is a vertical section taken on line lO--10, Fig. 9. Figure 11 is a front elevation showing a modification of the means for supporting the curtain carrying bar on the supporting surface independently of the shade support. Figure 12 is a vertical section of the same. Figure 13 is a vertical section taken on line 1313, Fig. 3. Figure 1a is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 14-14, Fig. 3. Figure 15 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view ofone section of the curtain rod or bar.

connected b Similar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Figs. 1-6, 1, 1, represent two ma n horizontal supporting rods which have their inner parts overlying each other and a slidable joint which permits of lengthenlng or shortening the holder of which they form a part. For this purpose, the inner end of each supporting rod is provided with a laterally projected hook 2 which is preferably flattened and embraces the adjacent part of the other supporting rod as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 13, so that these members can slide lengthwise relatively to each other but are held against lateral displacement.

If desired, the connection between the inner end of each supporting rod and the ad 'acent part of the other supporting rod may e effected by a coupling which is shown in Figs. 9 and 10, which coupling comprises a sleeve 3 secured to the inner end of one supporting rod, a hook 4 embracing the adja cent part of the other supporting rod, and a Web 5 connecting this sleeve and hook, those several parts of this coupling being preferably formed in one piece from sheet metal.

Between the two coupling hooks 2, 2 of the supporting rods, the latter are preferably additionally connected so as to hold them in spaced relation relatively to each other, this being accomplished for instance by means of a plurality of clips each of which comprises a. pair of sleeves 6, 6 which embrace the inner parts of the two support ing rods and a web 7 referably of V-shaped form, as shown in *ig. 6, which connects the two sleeves, this web and the two sleeves being formed integrally from a piece of sheet metal.

These supporting rods are preferably mounted on the supporting surface intended to receive the same, such as the top of a window frame or similar place, so that these rods may be readily mounted and unmounted. The means for this purpose shown in Figs. 3 and 5, comprise two attaching brackets each of which preferably consists of a pair of upright plates 8, 9, which are connected at their lower edges and are adapted to be secured to the wall or window by means of a screw, nail or the like passing through corresponding openings 10, in the lower parts of these plates and into the window moved into and out of engagement between 1 the upper disconnected parts of these plates and to be reliably held in place by the hookshaped upper part of the front plate when the parts are assembled.

If desired, he rear plate of the bracket may be omitted, in which case only one plate 12 is employed as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, which is secured at its lower end to the win dow frame while its upper end is constructed in the form of a spring hook or jaw 13 for receiving a supporting rod of the holder.

The window shade and curtain are adapted to be mounted on opposite ends of the supporting rods and in order to permit of supporting the shade roller and the curtain bar in a horizontal position, the outer end portions 40, i0 of the main rods are deflected laterally so that they are horizontally in line with each other, this deflection beingpreferably so determined that the outer'end portions of these rods are horizontally in line about midway of the space between the innerportions of these rods, this being preferably accomplished by bending the outer end of the lower supporting rod upwardly and the outer end of the upper rod downwardly, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Below the outer end of each main supporting rod and parallel therewith is a shortauxiliary supporting rod 14, the outer,

ends of these rods being connected by a vertical cross bar 15. 16, 16 represent two bows or brackets each of which is deflected outwardly and connected at its lower end with the inner end of one of the auxiliary supporting rods while its upper, end is arranged adjacent to the companion main supporting rod. One of these brackets, for instance the right hand one, is provided with a round opening 17 which receives the rotatable gudgeon at one end of the shade roller while the other bracket is provided with a slot 18 which receives the non-rotatable gudgeon at the other end of the shade roller. Each of these main supporting rods and its companion auxiliary supporting rod,

crossbar and bracket, are preferably formed integrally from a bar of metal, as shown in the drawings, thereby simplifying the construction and reducing the cost of manufacture. I

Between the outer parts of the companion main and auxiliary supporting rods, is ar-' ranged a supporting plate 19 which is provided at its opposite ends with sleeves 20 embracing the outer parts of the main and auxiliary rods, this plate and its sleeves being preferably formediin one piece from sheet metal. On the central part of this supporting plates is mounted a bar which is 7 adapted to support the curtain. This bar is preferably constructed of two sections 22,

23.,which'are' capable of sliding lengthwise upon each other with their inner parts for shortening or lengthening this bar to suit the widthof the curtain. V For this purpose these curtain bar sections are preferably constructed of tubular form of suitable sheet metal, so that one bar can slide lengthwise in'the other, as shown in Fig. id.

The outer ends of these curtain bar sections are turned laterally so as to form rearwardly projecting arms 24, 24 which latter are provided at their rear ends with in wardly-projecting supporting or coupling loops 25 adapted tov engage with the supporting hooks 21 of the plates 19. These loops are preferably constructed of wire and'terminate the prongs 50 which are secured within longitudinal rolls 51 on the outer ends of the bar sections 22, 23. By this means the curtain bar may be lengthened or shortened to suit the width'of the curtain and its loops may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the supporting hooks 21,

- thereby enabling the curtain to be easily mounted and unmounted.

f desired, the curtain supporting bar may be mounted on the window'frame or other supporting surface independently ofithe parts which support the shade roller. Means suitablefor this purpose are shown 'in Figs. 11 and 12, and as there shown'the same comprise an attaching plate 26 which is adapted with a spring attaching jaw or hook 28 pref erably stamped out of the body of this plate so that its mouth opens upwardly andpermits of readily inserting a' curtain bar loop" 25 into this hook or disengaging the same therefrom. In order to prevent this bracket plate from turningout'of'p1ace,the same is 7 provided with a plurality of spurs 29 which are preferably arranged at the corners thereof and adapted to engage the wood of the window frame.

As a whole, this device for mounting a H curtain'and shade for windows is comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction, it can be easily manipulated when mounting the, same on 2,;WlIlClOW or when mountin a curtain or shade thereon, and

the same does not detract from theappean' ance of the room in which thesame is used, thereby rendering the same particularly dc sirable for use in apartment houses or other establishments in which the tenants move frequently and employ curtains or window shades which vary in width.

I claim as my invention:

1. A holder for the purpose described comprising a base having two longitudinal supporting rods which have their inner parts overlying each other, and each provided at its inner end with a laterally projecting hook the mouth of which opens from the side of the same and embraces the other rod and which has its rear side flush with the rear side of the rod engaged thereby.

2. A holder for the purpose described comprising a base having two longitudinal supporting rods which have their inner parts overlying each other, and a coupling connecting the overlying parts of said rods com prising two sleeves which receive said rods and a V-shaped web connecting said sleeves on the corresponding sides of the latter.

3. Aholder for the purpose described com prising a base having two longitudinal supporting rods which have their inner ends overlying each other and slidably connected and each having a part which is deflected laterally from its overlying part and is in line with the overlying part of the other rod.

4. A holder for the purpose described comprising a main horizontal supporting rod, an auxiliary supporting rod arranged parallel with said main rod at the outer part of the latter, an upright cross bar connecting the outer ends of said rods, and a forwardly bent supporting bracket connected at one end with the inner end of said auxiliary rod and having its opposite end arranged adjacent to the main supporting rod and provided with a seat for a shade roller.

5. A holder for the purpose described 00111- prising a main horizontal rod, an auxiliary supporting rod arranged parallel with said main rod at the outer part of the latter, an upright cross bar connecting the outer ends of said rods, a forwardly bent supporting bracket connect-ed at one end with the inner end of said auxiliary rod and having its opposite end arranged adjacent to said main supporting rod and provided with a seat for a shade roller, and a supporting plate ar ranged between said rods and provided at its opposite ends with sleeves which embrace said main and auxiliary rods and provided with a hook for supporting a curtain bar.

6. A holder for the purpose described co1nprising a longitudinal supporting rod, and means for attaching said rod to a supporting surface comprising a clip having two parallel upright plates which are formed by doublinga strip of metal upon itself so that two of the corresponding ends of said plates are connected while their opposite ends are dis connected and receive between them said supporting rod and one of said plates being adapted to engage its flat side with said supporting surface, and a fastening screw passing through both of said plates and into said supporting surface.

JOHN L. EVELAND. 

